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ofrenda
noun[ C ]
uk /ɒfˈren.də/ us /oʊˈfren.də/
in Mexico and some other countries, a table that is decorated and covered with things such as photographs, flowers, and candles for Day of the Dead (= a day when people who have died are remembered):
An ofrenda may be set up in a home and personalized for a particular person.
Marigolds are used to decorate graves and ofrendas in homes.
Family and friends are invited to visit and add items to the ofrenda.
Their ofrenda was built on a table covered with a floral tablecloth.
Traditionally, items for the ofrenda are made or bought during the final week of October.
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